These Are the Best Ice Creams to Try this Summer

I scream, you scream we all scream for the best ice cream!

By Shahrzad Warkentin July 5, 2019

What’s the best way to cool down on a hot summer day? Ice cream, of course! But what flavor should you choose? PEOPLE’s Best Grocery Store Ice Creams of 2019 is a good place to start.

The magazine’s editors sampled over 83 varieties (no easy task) to determine the best desserts available in the freezer aisle. Popsicles, gelato or plain old fashioned ice cream, no matter which is your favorite there’s a selection on this list.

Best Ice Cream

Target

Talenti Gelato Layers: Salted Caramel Truffle is like an entire sundae in a pint. Stacked with salted-caramel gelato, chocolate-cookie crumbles, dulce de leche caramel, sea-salt gelato and chocolate-caramel truffles, this is a sweet summer indulgence everyone will love.

Available at Target for $6 a pint.

Best Ice Cream Bar

Walmart

Satisfy your ice cream and Snickers cravings all in one with the Snickers Dark Ice Cream Bar.

Available at Walmart for $2.87 a box.

Best Single Serve Ice Cream

BlueBunny

Kids in bed? Pop out the perfect dessert for one, Blue Bunny Load'd Sundae Cherry Cheesecake. Cherry sauce swirls, graham cracker pieces and cherry-coated candies all in one cup.

Available at BlueBunny for $3 a cup.

Best Novelty

Ben & Jerry's

Get your dose of cookie dough without eating the entire pint thanks to Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Chunks, available in a snackable bag.

Available at Ben & Jerry's for $7.

Best Non-Dairy

Jeni's

The winner is Jeni's Frosé Sorbet so you can rosé all day sorbet style. The frozen rosé features a blend of fresh pear, strawberry, watermelon and tart lemon blended together with just 0.5 percent alcohol per volume.

Available at Jeni's for $12 a pint.

—Shahrzad Warkentin

Featured photo: Patrick Fore via Unsplash

These Awesome Bananas are the New Ice Cream

Whole Foods’ New Ice Cream Flavor Is a Summer Breakfast Dream Come True